2026 Best Value Agricultural Engineering Schools in Virginia
[Agricultural Engineering](/majors/engineering/agricultural-engineering-ae/agricultural-engineering/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong agricultural engineering education at a price that pays off.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 1 schools to find the best return on investment for agricultural engineering students.
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2026 Best Value Agricultural Engineering Schools in Virginia
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in agricultural engineering, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Agricultural Engineering Schools
Our analysis ranked Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University the best value for a degree in agricultural engineering in Virginia. Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University is a very large public school located in the city of Blacksburg. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $15,948, with out-of-state students paying around $37,764. Agricultural Engineering graduates carry a median of $26,625 in student loans. Early-career agricultural engineering graduates make about $75,434. Set against $26,625 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. The acceptance rate is 55%.
Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 1 school evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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